Easter Bunny to make appearance at Historic Lake County Courthouse

CROWN POINT | The Easter Bunny will be in at the Historic Lake County Courthouse Saturday.

Courthouse shops hold Cabin Fever sale

CROWN POINT | Tired of winter and needing a reason to get out of the house?

OFFBEAT: Chance to see sold-out Crown Point dinner theater 'Frozen Stiff'

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Acclaimed ‘Carnage’ makes region debut in Crown Point

Eric Evans, co-director of Crown Point Community Theatre’s production of “God of Carnage,” said was immediately taken with the comedy when he was presented with the script.

FROM the FARM: Crown Point to host its first corn roast recipe contest

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

Would-be juror pays penance

CROWN POINT | An man walked Monday in front of the Lake County Government Complex with a sign admitting he failed to comply with jury duty.

Memorial service is Thursday in old courthouse rotunda

CROWN POINT | A memorial service will be held for Dick Becker at 10 a.m. Thursday in the rotunda of the historic Lake County Courthouse on Crown Point's downtown square.

EDITORIAL: Marriage mill needs bigger dowry

The old Lake County Courthouse, like any other historical building, needs periodic repairs to stay in shape. It's time to show that support.

OFFBEAT: Crown Point Courthouse campaign featured in latest Indiana Landmarks magazine

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

Couple return to Old Courthouse after 70 years

CROWN POINT | The first time they came to the Lake County Courthouse, Walter Quanstrom and Neita Perry took the bus from Gary and landed on the southeast corner of the downtown square. They walked to the south door of the Grand Old Lady and purchased a marriage license. It was early 1941.

Lake Courthouse Foundation Inc. seeks campaign chairman

CROWN POINT | The Lake Courthouse Foundation Inc. is seeking a chairman for its Capital Fund Campaign Committee.

Gary man's conviction in quadruple murder reversed

INDIANAPOLIS | An appeals court threw out the 240-year sentence of a Gary gang leader convicted in 2004 in a horrific, quadruple homicide and robbery.

Grand Old Lady needs more than cosmetic surgery

CROWN POINT | The bell tower atop the 130-year-old Lake County Courthouse stands high above any nearby building, visible from miles away.

Dyer woman still working at 91

CROWN POINT | Business owners with employees who complain about their work might want to consider bringing Jennie Decker in to give them a good talking to.